Zhentarim

Sources: Zhentarim FR Wiki, Zhentarim @ Official D&D site, Ed Greenwood Twitter

The Zhentarim is a mercenary company and greater mercantile group with a history of being self-serving thieves, spies, assassins and malevolent wizards. They have also been known to worship the gods Bane, evil god of Tyranny, and Cyric, evil god of lies.
They are currently renown for being the best mercenaries money can by, but the price for doing business with them can be quite high, sometimes in unexpected ways. Members must be the best - the cheapest, the fastest, and the most secure- at providing services and goods both legal and illicit, willing to lose coin if it means destroying a competitor, and securing profits from everyone they deal with, except when to do so would work against the Black Network's ultimate goal: to make everyone dependent on it.
Their headquarters is currently Darkhold castle in the Western Heartlands.
Current Leader is The Pereghost.

Culture

1. The Zhentarim is your family. You watch out for it, and it watches out for you.
2. You are the master of your own destiny. Never be les than what you deserve to be.
3. Everything-and everyone-has a price.

Public Agenda

To amass Wealth, power and influence.

Established Lore from:

• Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Forgotten Realms: The Library
• Candlekeep.com

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Founding Date

1261 DR

Type

Military, Mercenary Group

Alternative Names

Black Network

Leader

Pereghost